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Liquor Paperback - 2004 - 1st Edition
by Poppy Z. Brite
A manic, spicy romp through the kitchens, dive bars, and drug deals of New Orleans, "Liquor" is equal parts ambition, scandal, Cajun hot sauce, cocaine, crayfish, and murder, served straight up.
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New Orleans natives Rickey and G-man are lifetime friends and down-and-out line cooks desperate to make a quick buck. When Rickey concocts the idea of opening a restaurant in their alcohol-loving hometown where every dish packs a spirited punch, they know they're on their way to the bank. With some wheeling and dealing, a slew of great recipes, and a few lucky breaks, Rickey and G-man are soon on their way to opening Liquor, their very own restaurant. But ?rst they need to pacify a local crank who doesn't want to see his neighborhood disturbed, sidestep Rickey's deranged ex-boss, rein in their big-mouth silent partner before he runs amok, and stay afloat in a stew of corruption in a town well known for its bottom feeders.A manic, spicy romp through the kitchens, back alleys, dive bars, and drug deals of the country's most sublimely ridiculous city, author Poppy Z. Brite masterfully shakes equal parts ambition, scandal, ?le powder, cocaine, and murder, and serves Liquor straight up, with a twist.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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New Orleans natives Rickey and G-man are lifetime friends and down-and-out line cooks desperate to make a quick buck. When Rickey concocts the idea of opening a restaurant in their alcohol-loving hometown where every dish packs a spirited punch, they know they're on their way to the bank. With some wheeling and dealing, a slew of great recipes, and a few lucky breaks, Rickey and G-man are soon on their way to opening Liquor, their very own restaurant. But ?rst they need to pacify a local crank who doesn't want to see his neighborhood disturbed, sidestep Rickey's deranged ex-boss, rein in their big-mouth silent partner before he runs amok, and stay afloat in a stew of corruption in a town well known for its bottom feeders.
A manic, spicy romp through the kitchens, back alleys, dive bars, and drug deals of the country's most sublimely ridiculous city, author Poppy Z. Brite masterfully shakes equal parts ambition, scandal, ?le powder, cocaine, and murder, and serves Liquor straight up, with a twist.
A manic, spicy romp through the kitchens, back alleys, dive bars, and drug deals of the country's most sublimely ridiculous city, author Poppy Z. Brite masterfully shakes equal parts ambition, scandal, ?le powder, cocaine, and murder, and serves Liquor straight up, with a twist.
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- Title Liquor
- Author Poppy Z. Brite
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 352
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Crown Publishing Group (NY), New York
- Date March 16, 2004
- ISBN 9781400050079 / 1400050073
- Weight 0.56 lbs (0.25 kg)
- Dimensions 8.08 x 5.2 x 0.76 in (20.52 x 13.21 x 1.93 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Deep South
- Demographic Orientation: Urban
- Geographic Orientation: Louisiana
- Locality: New Orleans, Louisiana
- Sex & Gender: Gay
- Topical: Lgbt
- Library of Congress subjects New Orleans (La.), Psychological fiction
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003017508
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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- Booklist, 03/01/2004, Page 1136
- Entertainment Weekly, 03/19/2004, Page 70
- Kirkus Reviews, 01/01/2004, Page 4
- Lambda Book Report, 04/01/2005, Page 45
- Publishers Weekly, 01/26/2004, Page 228
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